NEW DELHI: Indian Military Chief Basic Manoj Pande on Monday departed on a go to to Uzbekistan marking a big step in bolstering defence cooperation between the 2 international locations. The official go to from April 15-18 contains high-level conferences with the highest civilian and army management.
The Indian Military in a press release mentioned, “On fifteenth April 2024, Basic Manoj Pande will have interaction in dialogues with the highest defence management of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The conferences are deliberate with Lieutenant Basic Bakhodir Kurbanov, the Defence Minister of Uzbekistan; Main Basic Khalmukhamedov Shukhrat Gayratjanovich, the First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the Basic Employees of the Armed Forces; and Main Basic Burkhanov Ahmed Jamalovich, the Deputy Minister and Chief of Air and Air Defence Forces.”
These dialogues are pivotal in fostering stronger army cooperation, the Military mentioned.
As per the schedule, Basic Pande on April 16 can pay homage to Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India, by laying a wreath at his monument. Among the many engagements on the day will embody a go to to the Centre for Modern Applied sciences LLC, the place the COAS will get an perception into initiatives being undertaken by the Republic of Uzbekistan in defence know-how and improvements. Basic Manoj Pande will thereafter go to the Uzbekistan Armed Forces Academy and inaugurate an IT lab on the academy, established with India’s help.
